keynote - 2015 state of ewb-usa address
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Where We Have BeenState of EWB-USA
748 million lack clean water
1.4 billionlack access to electricity
2.5 billion lack adequate sanitation
2.7 billion rely on biomass energy for
cooking
OUR WORLD TODAYGLOBAL CHALLENGES
Build stronger communities
Build stronger global leaders
OUR WORLD TODAYEWB-USA’S MISSION
International Community ProgramCommunity Projects with EWB-USA
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Where we are?• Started in 2002• Over 389 Communities• Over 40 Countries• Approx. 2,000 volunteers engaged• Water supply, sanitation, structures,
energy, agriculture, civil works
Community Engineering CorpsDomestic Projects with EWB-USA
Where We Are?• Legacy Projects• New Partnership with AWWA and
ASCE sections that launched in Feb. 2014
• Over 30 projects in 16 states• Hundreds of volunteers• Water supply, sanitation,
structures, agriculture, energy projects
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Engineering Service CorpsPro Bono Consulting with EWB-USA
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Add Your Photo Here (delete if not using)Where we are?
• Started in 2014• Over 200 professionals on the
mailing list• Approx. 200 volunteers engaged• Water supply, sanitation, structures,
agriculture, energy projects, civil works
• Working with large International Non-governmental Organizational Clients
39Countries
684Community-driven
development projects
5-yearMinimum
commitment to each community
2014 Annual Report
in 2014, our impact on public health
“Over half of the developing world’s primary schools don’t have access to water and sanitation facilities. Without toilets, girls often drop out at puberty.” [UNICEF]
Of the 71 completed EWB-USA water and sanitation projects in 2014, 7 were in a school setting. This provided direct access to clean water and more sanitary conditions for approximately 1,500 children.
“Additional improvement of drinking-water quality such as point-of-use disinfection in addition to access to improved water and sanitation, would lead to an average global reduction in episodes of diarrhea by 53%, which leads to a proportionate reduction in the number of deaths.” [WHO]
In 2014, EWB-USA completed 71 water supply and sanitation projects, reducing the prevalence of diarrheal diseases for approximately 127,800 people in partner communities.
in 2014, our impact on public health
“1 in 9 people worldwide do not have access to safe and clean drinking water.” [WHO/UNICEF]
In 2014, EWB-USA and its partners implemented 61 water supply in projects in communities around the world. At an average of 1,800 people per community, almost 110,000 people gained access to safe and clean drinking water.
“748 million people still do not use improved sources of drinking water; 43 percent of whom live in sub-Saharan Africa.” [WHO/UNICEF]
In 2014, EWB-USA and its partners implemented 23 water supply projects in 7 countries in sub-Saharan Africa. At an average of 1,800 per community, more than 41,000 people gained access to safe and clean drinking water in sub-Saharan Africa alone.
in 2014, we assisted local economies
“The global return on water supply and sanitation spending to reach universal access is US$4.3 per dollar invested.” [World Health Organization]
In 2014, EWB-USA and its partners implemented 61 water supply and 10 sanitation projects in community programs around the world. An average of $7,300 in local materials was invested per project, generating a potential economic return in partner communities of $2,230,000.
“A one percent increase in agricultural per-capita Gross Domestic Product (GDP) has five times the impact on the poverty gap than the same increase in GDP in other sectors.” [UN News Centre]
Last year, EWB-USA implemented 8 small-scale agriculture projects in rural communities to improve crop yield and generate income. In terms of local materials purchases, nearly $50,000 was invested in these projects.
THE FACES OF EWB-USA MEMBERS, CHAPTERS, STAFF & INVESTORS
Over 15,000MEMBERS
286 CHAPTERS
72% STUDENTS
28% PROFESSIONALS
Our Partners
Premier$500,000+
Principal$200,000+
Diamond$100,000+
Platinum$75,000+
And more partners …
Gold$50,000+
Silver$25,000+
Official$10,000+
Moving ForwardState of EWB-USA
2015 – 2020 Strategic Plan
VisionEWB-USA’s vision is a world in which every community has the capacity to sustainably meet their basic human needs
MissionEWB-USA builds a better world through engineering projects that empower communities to meet their basic human needs and equip leaders to solve the world’s most pressing challenges.
Core ValuesService First, Trusted Partnerships, Sustainable Solutions, Growth & Learning, Conduct & Practices, Stronger Together
2015 – 2020 Strategic Plan
Goal 01 – Broadening the reach and impact of EWB-USA• Increasing the number of communities served while ensuring quality• Establishing lasting partnerships in communities, governments, and
non-governmental organizations• Building collaborative relationships with the developing and engineering
communities
EWB-USA Aspirations under Goal #1 – Broaden the Reach and Impact of EWB-USA
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What do we wish to be known for:• Be the recognized and valued
technical resource for humanitarian engineering
• A skills-based volunteer organization that sends the “right person to do the right thing”
• A source of technical expertise to ensure that developing communities receive the same standard of engineering consulting services as the developed world.
International Community ProgramCommunity Projects with EWB-USA
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Where are we going:• Focus on sustainability• Focus on quality
CALL to ACTION:• Volunteer for an ICP Community
Program, Apply for Open Projects on the website at: http://www.ewb-usa.org/myewb/international-community-programs/open-international-programs/
• Mentor or be a Project Lead for a chapter
• Become a technical or a health & safety reviewer
Community Engineering CorpsDomestic Projects with EWB-USAWhere are We Going• Add over 20 projects per year• Become the go-to organization for
pro bono engineering services in the USA
Call to Action• Professional Volunteers - We want
you to get involved with our review committees or as mentors to student chapters
• Chapters – Apply for open projects http://www.communityengineeringcorps.org/open-projects
• Corporate team projects
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Engineering Service CorpsPro Bono Consulting with EWB-USAWhere are We Going• Expand our Client Base• Become known as the provider of
technical engineering expertise in the international development arena
Call to Action• Check out
http://www.ewb-usa.org/myewb/engineering-service-corps/ to learn more and sign up to hear about opportunities to serve.
MEASURING OUR IMPACT
WHY?
Explore the appropriateness and relevance of projects and any changes within the community relative to EWB-USA’s Areas of Change
• What has changed?• For whom?• How significant are the changes?• To what extent are they lasting?• Did we contribute to those changes?• How can we adapt our model based
on this learning?
Nicaragua Impact Review
8 programs14 projects
Community-wideHousehold
Strong NGO PartnerMunicipal PartnerNo Local Partner
Implemented between
2004 and 2014
EARLY LEARNING
Assessing capacityShort term projectsInappropriate technologiesInconsistent written guidance
Strong partners are keyPMEL provides good guidance Community self-advocacy
2015 – 2020 Strategic Plan
Goal 02 – Facilitating educational opportunities and foster knowledge-sharing within EWB-USA and our partner communities• Providing multidisciplinary, cross-cultural and hands-on learning
opportunities through EWB-USA programs• Promote understanding of the practices that bring a successful
engineering project to fruition in developing communities• Provide opportunities for EWB-USA volunteers to work on diverse teams
consisting of students, faculty, professionals and community members
EWB-USA Aspirations under Goal #2
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Become:• A recognized and valued training partner
for academic institutions focused on service learning. Where an academic institution brings a focus on the student, EWB-USA will bring the corresponding focus on sustainable impact to the community.
• The conduit for students to learn the role of engineering in solving complex global programs.
• A partner who can provide broad, multi-disciplinary, multi-cultural, full project lifecycle training for employees of corporate partners.
CULTURE OF LEARNING FOR EWB-USA
EWB-USA’s commitment to learning. HQ will coordinate:
• Interim impact reviews – Ethiopia• Closeout impact reviews – Nicaragua• Engineers Without Borders USA Introducing
the Leaders in Learning Series– highlight members/stakeholders who contribute toorganizational learning
• Lessons from the Field blog posts – highlight failed projects from which significant lessons that inform improvements to our model can be derived
• Resources on how to engage community in study of impact – 3 Impactful Minutes! Series and one-page PMEL reporting flow
• Any suggestions?
CULTURE OF LEARNING FOR EWB-USA
Project teams:• Report consistently and accurately on impact in
the field• Provide feedback on resources needed to have
positive impact with community partners
Individuals:• Interim Impact Reviews – look for future calls to
action to review impact reports, no field visit required
• Impact Standing Content Committee – those with a passion for community impact and experience in community engagement tools, contact [email protected]
• We need a Volunteer Impact Intern (located in the Denver office): contact [email protected]
CULTURE OF LEARNING FOR EWB-USA
Project monitoring and program impact reports are coming! November, 2015:• 2014 Project Monitoring report – 321/518 post-trip reports had data on
percentage of functionality, demonstration of maintenance and community capacity to sustain project – interesting trends to be presented
• 2015 Nicaragua Closeout Impact Review – 1/14 closed projects visited completely failed due to lack of ownership; conclusions and recommendations will be useful for chapters and HQ policy makers
December, 2015:• 2015 Ethiopia Interim Impact Review – opportunity to correct failing course while programs are still active. Teams in Ethiopia will receive conclusions and recommendations in order to improve impact whileprogram is still active
EWB-USA’s Global ClassroomSummer 2016
Learn in an Global Classroom hosted in partnership with Earth University and Bernard Amadei
Learn about:• Costa Rica's Renewable energy plan • The role of engineering in system
design from national policy to household implementation
• The communities needs from your homestay families
Experience this for CREDIT course in May 2016
Heads Up: 2017 - Nicaragua
International ConferenceDenver, March 17th-19th 2016
WE ARE STRONGER TOGETHER EWB-USA 2016 International Conference
Come for a weekend of training, networking, and excitement as EWB-USA empowers our communities to build a better world
Join EWB-USA at the Mile High City March 2016
Global Engineering for Developing Communities Certificate
First 10 Attendees are Piloting the Certificate
Meant to provide recognition for the learning that occurs within EWB-USA projects.
Meant to provide the skills needed to provide quality engineering for developing communities.
Tiered learning – awareness, competency, mastery.
2015 – 2020 Strategic Plan
Goal 03 – Establish organizational stability for longevity
• Create a financial framework for sustaining and growing operations that demonstrates that EWB-USA is “investment-grade” quality
• Develop a robust and diverse portfolio of donors, partners, and advocates
• Nurture a value-driven volunteer life cycle through the identification of volunteer demographics and cultivation of interests, abilities, and connections
• Systematically pursue EWB-USA’s mission as one organization with aligned goals and purpose
100%MISSION-DRIVEN
Nepal, Denver HQ, Nicaragua,
Year End Fundraising CampaignTheme: Stronger TogetherCampaign: December 1 – 31, 2015
• One third of all online gifts made throughout the year are in December
• Average gift in December is 80% larger than gifts throughout the year
• HQ provides a professionally written campaign for all chapters to use
• Every dollar raised by the Chapter goes to the Chapter
• HQ pays all credit card and processing fees
Investing in IT Infrastructure
In the last year:• A new EWB-USA website• A new Membership Database• A new Financial System• A new Donor Database
Coming Up:• Volunteer Matching System –
Spring 2016• A new Project System – 2016
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And other stuff coming up:• Photo Contest• New Health and Safety Forms• Streamlined Project Forms• Changes to the required travel
insurance• Talking about money - true project
costs, costs of education, membership dues, costs of insurance, and in-country offices
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Stronger TogetherState of EWB-USA